Do not let the title mislead you.As much as i would love to rant about the song by Guns N' Roses, it being one of my favourites, this post is not about that song.
It's based on some of statements being made by the parents of the students accused of indulging in drugs at the rave party held in Pune.
Agreed, it's hard for the parents to see their offspring languishing behind the bars.After all, our own children can never be bad, it's their 'company' which is bad.Conveniently ignoring the fact that their offspring is a part of the 'bad company'. And the other child's parents would be doling out the same excuse.
Some of the statements being made by such parents is laughable. Usage of narcotics is a punishable offense and since their 'darlings' broke the law, they will be punished for it. As simple as that. To say "they were just doing drugs, other big society people do it too" ; "they are not criminals, one day in prison is enough to punish them" etc, is to miss the moot point. If you break the law and get caught, you are bound to face the music. If you can't stomach it, you shouldn't get involved in the first place. I am sure all the participants of such parties are well aware of the consequences if they get caught.
Yes, the richies would hire the best lawyers and get out within days. And the poor might have to stay there for longer time. But the law has to run its course. It might be crippled with corruption, inconsistencies and endless delays. However, at the end of the day, if it wasn't for the much lamented law and order system in our country, these very parents would be mourning near the deathbeds of their spoilt li'l ones.
On an final note, i remember reading this excuse in one of the newspapers; "My son can't be a drug addict, after all he is good in his studies". Talk about stereotypes!
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On a related note, there was (as always) a heated debate on Infy BB abt this incident and there were actually some guys defending the culprits saying that if somebody uses drugs without causing trouble to others they should be allowed to, after all its their life. Talk about educated illiterates.
How i miss the BB!! It sure was fun to share ur thghts and read about others' in there, even if it meant reading nonsensical things from some retards. In this case, the revelers must hav learnt a lesson..at least next time they will think twice before doing drugs.
"Sweet child of mine"..so apt.
These children ought to have been taught a lesson right since their childhood.
People who do drugs are a threat to the society.But more so are their parents who shield them and treat their childrens' wishes as their command.
The revellers must have learnt a lesson.However,the parents must have been taught "Spare the rod and spoil the child".
Guess,these guys are a serious bunch of "educated" illiterates.
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